Typhoon Hato – Asia Times

President Rodrigo Duterte (fourth left, arm upraised) gestures while visiting the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Operations Center in Manila on Sept. 13, 2018, as Typhoon Mangkhut barrels toward the Philippines. Photo: AFP / Noel Celis

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan

Batten down the hatches as super typhoon triggers regional alert

by Asia Times staff September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A super typhoon with destructive winds of more than 265 kilometers an hour, or 165 mph, was heading towards the Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong on Friday. Stronger than a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, it is forecast to hit the northern Philippines on Saturday and then move on to Taiwan and Hong Kong before sweeping […]

Loreto de Guia Mijares Jr rescued an elderly couple after Typhoon Hato hit Macau in August 2017. Photos: Facebook, Loreto de Guia Mijares Jr, Nafe Mercader Mijares

AT Finance, China, Macau, Philippines

Filipino who rescued old couple during typhoon gets award

by Asia Times staff January 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on as he and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a banquet during the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, on September 4, 2017. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Russia, South Asia, World

PLA blasts rumors of looting in Macau, honorarium for Modi

by Frank Chen December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong, Macau

Macau’s government – a cash machine that keeps on giving

by Ben Kwok November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

A graphic, inset, shows the track that tropical cyclone Guchol is expected to take.
Photo: The Observatory

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

The Observatory predicts more typhoons in coming months

by Asia Times staff September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Red Market, Macau.
Photo: Google Maps

China, India, Macau, Nepal, South Asia

Nepali expat, Indian tourist help rebuild Macau

by Asia Times staff September 1, 2017February 18, 2020

The path that tropical cyclone Mawar is expected to take over coming days. Graphic: HK Observatory

China, Hong Kong, Macau

Alert possible today as Mawar, third big storm, nears HK

by Asia Times staff September 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Citizens in Macau have praised a Filipino man for his quick response to help rescue an elderly couple stuck in a flood after Hato hit the city.
Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Iran, Macau, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino helped rescue elderly couple when typhoon hit Macau

by Asia Times staff August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Coloane in Macau, where foreigners joined with local people and groups to clean up the streets after Typhoon Pakhar. Photo: Google Maps

China, Iran, Macau, Middle East

Foreigners help clean up after Macau hit by second typhoon

by Asia Times staff August 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Hong Kong's weather bureau has said a new storm may be headed toward the city. Photo: Hong Kong Observatory

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines

Tropical storm Pakhar may hit Hong Kong over the weekend

by Asia Times staff August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Heng Fa Chuen on Hong Kong Island, where 25 cars were damaged in a carpark flooded during typhoon Hato. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong

Lamborghini among cars stuck in flooded carpark for 32 hours

by Asia Times staff August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Typhoon Hato strewed trash in Heng Fa Chuen housing estate on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Facebook, N.K. Stanley Ho

China, Hong Kong

Housing estate residents help clean up typhoon debris

by Asia Times staff August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Macau suffered heavy flooding in some areas. Photo: Facebook, Macau Concealers

China, Macau, Middle East

Eight killed, 150 injured in Macau by Typhoon Hato

by Asia Times staff August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Typhoon Hato causes flooding on Hong Kong Island. Photo: HK Police

China, Hong Kong

Category 10 Typhoon Hato locks down Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff August 23, 2017February 18, 2020

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